Dinner time

[CDGator]

Does BBQ sauce on burgers and such effect the seasoning of the Blackstone griddles? Hurt or help?

No idea - we’ve done a teriyaki sauce which is similar and it cleaned off fine and we didn’t notice it the next time we cooked. You might wait until the end to add it as the sugar might burn.

 

[NVGator]

@heavychevy or @CDGator What do I have to do to season it?

 

[heavychevy]

I started some chicken thighs in the bath yesterday afternoon, got caught up with the neighbors who were in the keys for a week and we ended up eating with them instead. Put thighs in the fridge uncovered when we got home last night. took them from the fridge around 4 or so this afternoon to not be super cold, stuck them in the over for 15 minutes under the taters to heat up then 3 min on broil. skin was great. Not quite the first chip from a lays bag but the second crunch on that first chip...

 

[heavychevy]

@heavychevy or @CDGator What do I have to do to season it?

Crank it.
Get a big jug of oil, doesn’t really matter the type.
Poor some oil on it, enough to spread a decent, even coat everywhere with a paper towel - use a mitt or ovglove
Wait till it quits smoking
Repeat 4 or 5 times

some people say let it cool between smoke clearing and firing it back up, doesn’t really matter imo

 

[G8trwood]

Ribeye hour and a half on Traeger then to the cast iron

 

[CDGator]

@heavychevy or @CDGator What do I have to do to season it?

Lots of ways to do it. Some say a pound of bacon. Some do 4-5 coats of flax oil but almost any oil will work. Treat it like cast iron. Mine is only a 22” so I did it in the hot oven with bacon grease.

 

[heavychevy]

Ribeye hour and a half on Traeger then to the cast iron

Dat red doe

hard to go wrong w reverse sear and a thick ribeye.

side note, my buddy puts foil on the distribution plate on his pellet job. he’s deathly afraid of fire though. idk if it makes a difference but he says it’s damn sure easier to keep it clean

 

[heavychevy]

Nv (well all you fuchs with a flatter) grab one of your wife’s glass containers with a lid and keep it specifically for bacon grease.

 

[CDGator]

@heavychevy or @CDGator What do I have to do to season it?

When it's properly seasoned it will look similar to this. (not my photo - it's from the Blackstone Rv/Camping group on FB)

 

[MJMGator]

#blackgriddlesmatter

 

[CDGator]

#blackgriddlesmatter

They take offense at your statement

 

[cover2]

Wife and kids prepared a birthday meal at the lake after work today. Some shrimp for starters...



Main course of Ribeye on the flattop (son cooked them to a perfect medium rare), asparagus, and daughter’s scalloped potatoes...



Birthday dessert was a Coca-Cola cake, chocolate with pecans...

 

[flg8rfan]

If you’re near a tractor supply or something similar, they sell propane by the gallon for a tad over $2/gal. Little less expensive than swapping tanks. filled 2 up and topped one off for $27 or so a few weeks ago, I think Publix wants $19 for an exchange.
Edit; didn’t really answer your question. it’s a regulator issue. not sure if the bigger tanks send at a higher psi than the smaller ones or what. the 22’s regulator would malfunction I’m assuming thinking gas was leaking and only flow to the point that there was barely flame at all. Never had a problem when I used the small green camping tanks, but about every other big tank I put on it would trip it and I’d spend half an hour trying to trick the regulator. there’s ways to reset it, sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn’t. Never had an issue on the 36 though. I would move it off the porch when it comes time to season. they put off a LOT of heat.

I used to do tank swaps until no one near it had any. I took my four mostly empty tanks to TSC and it was about $30 to fill them all (and I think they were much heavier than the typical trade in tank).

I don’t do tanks swaps any more unless I have a bad tank.

 

[G8trwood]

I think you only get 15lbs in the exchange tanks due to transport safety. Definitely heavier when filled at Ace

 

[Nalt]

My dad gave me two aluminum RV tanks a few years ago. Those hold much more than the "retail" lp tanks. They also technically never expire since aluminum doesn't rust like steel does.

 

[CDGator]

Wife and kids prepared a birthday meal at the lake after work today. Some shrimp for starters...



Main course of Ribeye on the flattop (son cooked them to a perfect medium rare), asparagus, and daughter’s scalloped potatoes...



Birthday dessert was a Coca-Cola cake, chocolate with pecans...

It all looks good but I have to admit that the cake looks more like a dish of baked beans

 

[cover2]

It all looks good but I have to admit that the cake looks more like a dish of baked beans

Hilarious! That’s the same thing my son’s GF said when she walked in. It’s really a good cake, but my wife is a little heavy-handed with the pecans!

 

[MJMGator]

Hilarious! That’s the same thing my son’s GF said when she walked in. It’s really a good cake, but my wife is a little heavy-handed with the pecans!

Shut your mouth!
There’s no such thing as too many pecans on anything.

 

[Gatorbait25]

Wife and kids prepared a birthday meal at the lake after work today. Some shrimp for starters...

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Main course of Ribeye on the flattop (son cooked them to a perfect medium rare), asparagus, and daughter’s scalloped potatoes...

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Birthday dessert was a Coca-Cola cake, chocolate with pecans...

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Hope you enjoyed it big man. It was well deserved .

 

[soflagator]

Need to tidy up some but you get the gist.

I do. Food is a big part of your life and you are excellent at cooking and enjoying with family.

Also, you can’t center pictures.